On May 18, 2016, the Space Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a hearing on «Next Steps to Mars:
Deep Space Habitats.»
Not exact matches
It's a result of a $ 17.8 million contract the company signed with NASA in 2012 to develop and test expandable
habitat technology for potential use in
deep space.
Every phase takes on a new aspect towards the ultimate goal of building 3D printed
habitats designed for
deep space exploration and colonization.
Much as NASA used simulators to test dogs and monkeys before launching them into
space to gauge the physiological effects of g - forces and weightlessness, Bond sealed animals, and eventually human volunteers, in pressurized tanks to simulate a
deep - sea
habitat.
Researchers are continuing that tradition by designing robots to work in a
deep -
space habitat, tending gardens and growing food for astronaut explorers.
Throughout the academic year, the graduate and undergraduate student teams worked to meet a series of milestones to develop systems and concepts that could be used in future
deep -
space habitats.
Participants are required to explore NASA's work on development of
deep -
space habitats and help the agency gather new ideas to complement its current research and development.
The
Deep Space Gateway brings the dream of a human
habitat in orbit about the moon and a stepping stone to Mars is now a step closer
In their new system, a Remotely Operated Gardening Rover, or ROGR, travels around the
habitat tending to a fleet of SmartPots, or SPOTS, which would be distributed throughout the
deep -
space habitat's living
space.
Preferred
habitat: edges of forests, lowland areas, fields, thickets; requires
deep, moist, but well - drained bottomlands + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: evergreen + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay loam, well drained + + + + Light conditions: partial shade to full sun + + + + Plant
spacing: 8 to 15 feet + + + + Wildlife value: Seeds attract American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Bluebird, Mickingbird; it is a butterfly nectar and larval food plant + + + + Note: plant will reseed itself prolifically with the help of robins; do not be surprised if a small number of your cherry laurel population die during changing climatic conditions